# Robert Califf on The No Agenda Show

Robert Califf comes up in 4 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from November 2021 to April 2023.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** November 2021 – April 2023
- **Related topics:** [Fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [Alphabet](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alphabet.md), [Google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [Florida](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/florida.md), [Joe Biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [Kara Swisher](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kara-swisher.md), [Lisa Murkowski](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lisa-murkowski.md), [Misinformation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/misinformation.md), [Mitt Romney](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mitt-romney.md), [Opioids](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/opioids.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Florida Gender Instruction Ban, FDA Commissioner Bow Tie

- **Episode:** [1548: Dangle Op](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1548-dangle-op.md)
- **Published:** 2023-04-21
- **Time:** 2:40:31–2:43:42
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1548-dangle-op/chapter/florida-gender-instruction-ban-fda-commissioner-bow-tie.md

Florida's Board of Education has expanded the ban on classroom instruction regarding sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades. Meanwhile, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf is criticized for wearing a "Republic of California" bow tie during an interview, which the hosts interpret as a sign of submissiveness to the establishment.

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### Robert Califf, FDA Misinformation Strategy

- **Episode:** [1548: Dangle Op](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1548-dangle-op.md)
- **Published:** 2023-04-21
- **Time:** 2:43:43–2:47:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1548-dangle-op/chapter/robert-califf-fda-misinformation-strategy.md

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf expressed nostalgia for the "good old days" before the internet when the government had a hierarchy of information. Califf, who previously worked for Google's parent company Alphabet, argued that the government needs new "societal rules" to adjudicate information on the internet to combat health misinformation.

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### Robert Califf FDA Confirmation, Kara Swisher Sackler Interview

- **Episode:** [1426: Pre-Bunk](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1426-pre-bunk.md)
- **Published:** 2022-02-17
- **Time:** 34:28–35:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1426-pre-bunk/chapter/robert-califf-fda-confirmation-kara-swisher-sackler-interview.md

The Senate confirmed Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner with support from five Republicans, despite his past financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The hosts criticize tech journalist Kara Swisher for interviewing an author about the Sackler family's opioid corruption without acknowledging similar patterns in current pharmaceutical mandates.

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### Robert Califf, FDA Commissioner Appointment

- **Episode:** [1399: Noodle Mensch](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1399-noodle-mensch.md)
- **Published:** 2021-11-14
- **Time:** 14:03–16:20
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1399-noodle-mensch/chapter/robert-califf-fda-commissioner-appointment.md

President Biden has nominated former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf to return to the agency. Califf recently served as the head of medical strategy at Alphabet, Google's parent company. This move is framed as part of a broader trend of "VR Google" and Big Tech exerting influence over national health policy.

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